Imo iyatshintsha. Amagama amabini lawo, nangona emitsha noko, abhekisa kwiziganeko zehlabathi ebezisenzeka okoko kwavela umhlaba. Nangona kunjalo, akuzange ngaphambili kubekho iintlobo ezinokuba nefuthe elikhulu emhlabeni njengabantu.
Siluhlanga olukrelekrele. Sikwazile ukuthanga onke amacandelo ehlabathi, kwaye ngoku sisendleleni eya kwizigidi ezili-10. Kodwa ngexabiso lantoni? Abanye bakholelwa ukuba ibhalansi yendalo yaphulwe kwaye sele siza kungena kwixesha elitsha lejoloji: iHolocene. Ngokophando, Imozulu iguquka amatyeli angama-170 ngokukhawuleza ngenxa yomsebenzi wabantu kunamandla endalo. Inokuba yintoni imiphumo yoku? Ayaziwa.
Isifundo, esivela kwiYunivesithi yeSizwe yase-Australia (ANU) kwaye sashicilelwa kwi Uphengululo lweAnthropocene, Uvavanya umhlaba njengenkqubo entsonkothileyo kwaye avavanye ifuthe elinalo kuluntu kwindlela yalo. Ke, abaphandi bakwazi ukufumanisa ukuba Ukukhutshwa kwegesi eluhlaza yendalo ekhutshwa ngabantu kule minyaka ingama-45 idlulileyo inyuse izinga lokunyuka ukuya kwi-1,7ºC ngekhulu leminyaka.
Ngelixa oku akuthethi ukuba amandla endalo anegalelo. UNjingalwazi Will Steffen uthe kwingxelo "ngokwempembelelo zabo ngexesha elifutshane kangako, ngoku abanaxabiso xa kuthelekiswa nempembelelo yethu».
Ngaba ikho into enokwenziwa ukuthintela le meko ukuba ibe mbi ngakumbi? NgokukaSteffen, ewe: ukubheja kuqoqosho olukhupha zero. Kodwa ixesha liyaphela ngokukhawuleza. Ngo-2050 abantu kulindeleke ukuba bafikelele kwiibhiliyoni ezilithoba. Abantu abaninzi bathetha ukufunwa ngakumbi kwezixhobo, eziya kuthi ngokuqinisekileyo zibe nefuthe elibi nangakumbi kwiplanethi, ngaphandle kokuba indlela yethu yokuphila itshintshiwe.
Ungasifunda isifundo apha (ngesiNgesi).